Why McCain Is Getting Hosed in the Press

The Project for Excellence in Journalism’s researchers found that John McCain, over the six weeks since the Republican convention, got four times as many negative stories as positive ones. The study found six out of 10 McCain stories were negative.

What’s more, Obama had more than twice as many positive stories (36 percent) as McCain — and just half the percentage of negative (29 percent).

You call that balanced?

OK, let’s just get this over with: Yes, in the closing weeks of this election, John McCain and Sarah Palin are getting hosed in the press, and at Politico.

And, yes, based on a combined 35 years in the news business we’d take an educated guess — nothing so scientific as a Pew study — that Obama will win the votes of probably 80 percent or more of journalists covering the 2008 election. Most political journalists we know are centrists — instinctually skeptical of ideological zealotry — but with at least a mild liberal tilt to their thinking, particularly on social issues.

So what?

Why McCain is getting hosed in the press - John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei - Politico.com (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14982.html)

probably has something to do with being treated like the ugly step child the last 8 years. the current administration has manipulated the press to the likes that had never been seen before. that, and the way the McCain camp has handled his V.P. pick

The Project for Excellence in Journalism’s researchers found that John McCain, over the six weeks since the Republican convention, got four times as many negative stories as positive ones. The study found six out of 10 McCain stories were negative.

What’s more, Obama had more than twice as many positive stories (36 percent) as McCain — and just half the percentage of negative (29 percent).

You call that balanced?

OK, let’s just get this over with: Yes, in the closing weeks of this election, John McCain and Sarah Palin are getting hosed in the press, and at Politico.

And, yes, based on a combined 35 years in the news business we’d take an educated guess — nothing so scientific as a Pew study — that Obama will win the votes of probably 80 percent or more of journalists covering the 2008 election. Most political journalists we know are centrists — instinctually skeptical of ideological zealotry — but with at least a mild liberal tilt to their thinking, particularly on social issues.

So what?

Why McCain is getting hosed in the press - John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei - Politico.com (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14982.html)
Ok, see I'm not so crazy. It happens every election, and every election an article like this will surface showing the medias bias. It will get worse everyday until after the election or until after 7:00pm on Tuesday when it is no longer needed.

I had trouble getting the link up and when I did the writer used their bias to explain their bias and the bias reporting. For example. They say McCain has moved more to the right and use this as a reason why he has negative articles. They ignore the fact that Obama has moved from the far left to the middle so they never question his past records? they also say Obama has the momentium on his side so he gets the more positive reporting. If McCain had the positive momentium they would be attacking him even more and would be pumping up Obama more.

probably has something to do with being treated like the ugly step child the last 8 years. the current administration has manipulated the press to the likes that had never been seen before. that, and the way the McCain camp has handled his V.P. pick
Bush wasn't elected he was appointed by the Supreme Court anyway, Kerry got "swift-boated", War in Iraq, tax breaks for Big Oil, :blah:

All the typical liberal buzz phrases don't account for the more and more overtly blatant liberal bias in the so-called "main stream" media.

and besides, its just like sports. the winning teams always get more coverage. and McCain has been around for quite some time. who knows how many of the press he has pissed off

If it bleeds it leads? The McCain campaign has been hemorrhaging of late, no? Folks, don't blame vultures for encircling a decaying carcass, it's in their nature.

has anyone that had voted for Bush ever admitted he is nothing but a screw up? or, at the very least, he has made some very poor judgement in regards to decision making? why is it always someone else's fault? look, i voted for Gore. once it was over, too me, it was over. all the bull crap that followed was a total waste of time. i voted for Cater, who was about as lame as they came. but the republicans just keep saying all this turmoil in the United States is everyone's fault but the commander in chief. why not get off your high horses, and join the working man, so you can see the troubles thru his eyes

has anyone that had voted for Bush ever admitted he is nothing but a screw up? or, at the very least, he has made some very poor judgement in regards to decision making? why is it always someone else's fault? look, i voted for Gore. once it was over, too me, it was over. all the bull crap that followed was a total waste of time. i voted for Cater, who was about as lame as they came. but the republicans just keep saying all this turmoil in the United States is everyone's fault but the commander in chief. why not get off your high horses, and join the working man, so you can see the troubles thru his eyes

And this rant has what to do with the article?

my bad. i just like people to take responsibility for their actions. and it seems like people are trying to find excuses for why McCain cant win